So I'm 8 days pp today and have lost about 20 of the 40 pounds I have gained. I am nursing shouldn't I be losing more of this weight or dies it take a few more days for things to start losing all this extra water/fluid ?!?
Remember it took 9 months to gain 40 lbs, it is not realistic to lose all 40 lbs in a week. I think a 20 lb weight loss is great. I gained a little less than 30 lbs last time and lost everything but 5 lbs by 6 weeks PP. It took me about 4-6 months to finally start fitting into my old clothes. GL
When I had DS1 I lost 25lbs in the first 6 weeks (I didn't weigh myself till the post pardum appointment) and after that maybe lost 5 more in the total of 7 months I breast feed. So i ended up having to work off the last 20lbs.
My mom breastfeed my sister the whole first year and didn't lose hardly anything.
seriously!! Give it more time. Losing half the gain in 1/40th of the time it took to gain is nothing to sneeze at. The rest just comes off more gradually. Breastfeeding burns a lot of calories, but find those calculations about how many calories you have to burn in order to lose a pound of fat. It will happen, just not quite that fast.
Nine months in nine months out!!! There is no way your going to loose it all in a week thats just unrealistic. Plus if your bfing remember your new bigger fuller boobs have some weight to them too.
I left the hospital with DD1 only weighing one lb less than when I went in. I nursed her for 6 weeks then EP'd for 7 months. I hardly lost any weight while nursing/pumping. It didn't really start coming off until I stopped.
I'm just over 2 weeks out with DD2 and have lost 24 lbs, granted I gained about 50... The fluid started coming off for me around day 10ish.
Re: No More weight loss..?!
Remember it took 9 months to gain 40 lbs, it is not realistic to lose all 40 lbs in a week. I think a 20 lb weight loss is great. I gained a little less than 30 lbs last time and lost everything but 5 lbs by 6 weeks PP. It took me about 4-6 months to finally start fitting into my old clothes. GL
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When I had DS1 I lost 25lbs in the first 6 weeks (I didn't weigh myself till the post pardum appointment) and after that maybe lost 5 more in the total of 7 months I breast feed. So i ended up having to work off the last 20lbs.
My mom breastfeed my sister the whole first year and didn't lose hardly anything.
So I guess its different with everyone.
I left the hospital with DD1 only weighing one lb less than when I went in. I nursed her for 6 weeks then EP'd for 7 months. I hardly lost any weight while nursing/pumping. It didn't really start coming off until I stopped.
I'm just over 2 weeks out with DD2 and have lost 24 lbs, granted I gained about 50... The fluid started coming off for me around day 10ish.